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Five days of indulging in chocolate bars, crisps and other junk foods can lead to lingering changes in brain activity, a study shows1. The resulting brain patterns are similar to those seen in people who have obesity.

https://go.nature.com/3F61B4o
How a junk-food splurge can change your brain activity
A short bout of indulgence in fatty, sugary snacks leads to lingering brain-activity changes ― even if it does not cause weight gain.
go.nature.com
February 24, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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Happy to share our first review from the McManus lab! 🥳
Special thanks to my PhD student & 1st author @nehalonkar.bsky.social & our co-author & collaborator Eicke Latz 📄
We summarise the key role of #metabolism on microglial function in health & #neurodegeneration 🧠
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39936491/
Neuroinflammation and immunometabolism in neurodegenerative diseases - PubMed
This review highlights the recent studies that have significantly contributed to our understanding of the metabolic dysregulation observed in activated microglia in conditions such as AD, unveiling no...
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
February 18, 2025 at 6:48 AM